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  • SAXON’S THUNDERBOLT 2018

    SAXON’S THUNDERBOLT 2018

    THUNDERBOLT ARTWORK
    by
    Paul Raymond Gregory

    The artwork for Saxon’s latest studio album by Paul Raymond Gregory has been created on a much larger canvas than normal, similar in size to the cover he did for Rock the Nation (40 x 50 inches 102 x 127 cm).
     
    The original artwork for ‘Thunderbolt’ Paul’s eighteenth cover for the band was first shown in the RAM gallery at Bloodstock in 2017. As part of the exhibition Paul decided to commission two Saxon inspired guitars by talented Luthier Cynosure who also films the build process https://www.rockandmetalmuseum.com/videos

    The guitars and Paul’s huge and ever growing collection of original artwork will now form part of his next project to create a permanent venue for art and music. 
    www.rockandmetalmuseum.com

  • SAXON’S BATTERING RAM RELEASED OCTOBER 2015

    SAXON’S BATTERING RAM RELEASED OCTOBER 2015

    The original artwork for Battering Ram is the latest to join the collection of album covers for the Rock And Metal Museum.The painting (oil on canvas my preffered medium) now joins the ever growing collection spanning over thirty years. The original artwork was exhibited at the RAM Gallery at Bloodstock in 2015.http://www.wacken.com/en/news/news/news-detail/saxon-unleash-their-battering-ram/

  • RAM GALLERY 2015

    RAM GALLERY 2015

    I was please to announce the addition of more artists in 2015 RAM exhibition Cynosure was the only artist to return with his stunning bespoke guitars. appearing this year with the RAM guitar commissioned for the gallery as part of its collection, to say I was delighted with the result would be an understatement.Mark Wilkinson had on display some of his work for Priest and Maiden’s latest album,he also brought along a print of the artwork for Marillion’s misplaced childhood, a very apt addition given the album’s 30th anniversary. This year also saw the addition of two talented photographers, Alison J.Richards and Fiaz Farrelly both well respected for their stunning imagery of the metal fraternity.The gallery’s mission to embrace the arts saw yet another art form with the inclusion of two authors both with a direct links to our preferred genre. Alex Lewis famed for his work on Tolkien had just launched his new book a ground breaking biography on Tolkien titled: Codemaker, Spy-Master, Hero. Author, Rock And Metal Journalist Ramon Martos who is a big supporter of the Gallery and its aims was delighted with the response at Bloodstock for his book – And Justice for Art.

    Once again a big thank you to all who visited the gallery and for showing your support. Roll on 2016 with hopefully the completed Mordor Festival painting and more art for the RAM Gallery.

  • A METAL-SHIRT FOR YOUNG METAL BANDS

    A METAL-SHIRT FOR YOUNG METAL BANDS

    Metal makes it possible! Six companies are working together to support newcomer hard rock and metal bands. The new Wacken Foundationshirt is a result of this unique collaboration.

    Wacken, 1st July 2015 – Many times the metal community proved how close it gets together in order to do something good. The new Wacken Foundation t-shirt is a good proof for that. It all began with a sketch by the British Artist Paul Raymond Gregory. Who became famous for designing artworks for such legends as Uriah Heep, DIO, Saxon and Motörhead. „We know Paul Raymond Gregory for years and we’ve already had a t-shirt collaboration with him back in 2013. But it is the first time that we get so many other non-metal companies involved in that project. This fact makes us proud.” – stated Lara Wilke from the Wacken Foundation

    Besides us and Paul Gregory the company Dickies is taking part in the project. They sponsored 400 black T-Shirts. The Company Tank Shirts from Hohn in Schleswig-Holstein took care of the printing – which they also sponsored. Furthermore the distributor Metaltix renounced the distribution fee and the shipping will be handled by the Stiftung Mensch from Heide. Therefore all benefits of the new Wacken Foundation-Shirts are % 100 for the good cause.

    60% of the generated income will benefit us in order to support hard rock and heavy metal new comer artists. The remaining 40% of the income will go to Paul Gregorys Rock- and Metal Museum. The museum will be a platform for up and coming Artists and should also be used as a concert venue for new comer bands.

    The T-Shirt is limited to 400 pieces and will be available from Wednesday, 1st July 2015 in the Metaltix Merchandise online shop. It can be found at www.metaltix.com in the product category “Wacken Foundation” for the price of only € 24.90. SOLD OUT

  • RAM GALLERY 2014

    RAM GALLERY 2014

    Well the dust has settled over another awsome Bloodstock and I’m now back in my studio working on my next projects. This will include the completion of Mordor Festival, the 120 x 72 inches (183 x 305 cms) canvas exhibited unfinished at this year’s inaugral Ram Gallery exhibition.I was a little concerned about exhibiting an unfinished work but given the reaction I’m glad I did, the completed work will be shown again at the Rock and Metal (RAM) Gallery at Bloodstock in 2015.